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Download IBM Tivoli Network Manager IP Edition Version 4.2 Fix Pack 18 for AIX, Linux, Linux zSeries

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Abstract

This document describes how to download and install IBM Tivoli Network Manager IP Edition Version 4.2 Fix Pack 18.

Download Description

IBM® Tivoli® Network Manager IP Edition discovers networks, including layer 1 optical networks, and layer 2 and 3 IP networks. 

What's new

From Fix Pack 17 onwards, you must install Python 3 before you upgrade to the current Fix Pack. You must install Python 3 on the server where the core components are installed. Supported versions of Python are from version 3.7 to 3.11 inclusive. For versions of Network Manager before Fix Pack 17, the required version of Python is Python 2 (not Python 3), version 2.6.6 or later on Linux® and version 2.7.5 or later on AIX®.

For a description of new features and enhancements, see the New product features and functions section in the Release Notes: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/networkmanager/4.2.0?topic=notes-fix-pack-18-changes

For known problems and limitations, see the Known problems section in the Release Notes: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/networkmanager/4.2.0?topic=notes-fix-pack-18-changes

Fixes
DT178449-Add the "RemoveNonPtToPtIPLinks" stitcher
DT208151-Non-root install - ncp_poller process does not use the Oracle 19 Installation
DT208827-Incorrect Nokia LLDP Connections issue
DT211631-interfaces missing for a device in the workingEntities.final
DT212338-RemoveNode.pl can cause memory leak in ncp_model process
DT215108-Alcatel5620SamCollector: Collector fails to run with Null Pointer Exception
DT220087-Chrome browser tool menu rendering issue
DT223864-No scrollbar in the bookmarks section of network views when status is disabled
DT224216-Network Discovery Configuration page - Config toolbar cannot be loaded
DT233271-no data available for ITNM report - System Availability Summary report
DT233274-Composite Trending report issues - empty charts.
DT237729-Incomplete collection by CiscoDNAC Collector
DT239544-FP17 AlcatelSam5620 Collector unable to classify the devices
DT239546-Discovery issue with Java Collectors in 4.2 FP17, No data pushing to NCIM
RTC57405: ClickjackingFilter logging is too noisy at default log level
RTC57416: Potential NPE in REST API devices calls           
RTC57620: No error message for bad table name in ncimMetaData.xml
RTC57637: Warn if the user is using an unsupported locale
IJ36015-Configure MIB Browser dialogue: Chrome and Edge do not send login details to server
TS009072862-Network view tree polling interval should be between end and start of update, not between starts
TS012380034-RTC 57544: Partial Discovery Stalled and not completing
TS012787806-Analyze_schema_for_owner failing on Oracle when locale is set to Spanish.
TS012888266-RTC 57536: Right click -> Show Connectivity Information can be slow in a large network
TS012888266-RTC 57689: SQL for IP filtered views is very slow
TS012888266-RTC 57860: Topoviz tabular layout does not make proper use of view cache
TS013575233-itnm_disco.pl -start should start the discovery


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RTC: Internally tracked issues
DT/TS: Customer-found issues (for details, go to http://www.ibm.com/support and search for the title or number)
 

Downloading the product

  1. Check the supported operating systems for this version: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/networkmanager/4.2.0?topic=requirements-supported-operating-systems
  2. Log in to IBM Fix Central, and search for IBM Tivoli Network Manager IP Edition 4.2.0 Fix Pack 18:  https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/
  3. Download and unpack each of the parts into a single temporary directory on your system.
Supported languages
Those Network Manager parts that are multilingual are provided in the following languages: English, Brazilian Portuguese, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Hungarian, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese. Where there is any difference, the English version is the authoritative version.

Prerequisites

For software and hardware prerequisites, including supported operating systems, see the Planning for installation section in the IBM Knowledge Center: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/networkmanager/4.2.0?topic=installing-planning-installation

Installation Instructions

Prerequisites for installation 

Installation

Install this fix pack by using the instructions at https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/networkmanager/4.2.0?topic=packs-installing-fix

Post installation

Fix packs can include changes to database schemas. After you install the fix pack, apply schema updates by using the information in Applying schema updates for a fixpackhttps://www.ibm.com/docs/en/networkmanager/4.2.0?topic=packs-applying-schema-updates

Complete any other post-installation tasks that are relevant for your deployment, as described in the following locations:

Uninstalling

Refer to the uninstallation steps: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/networkmanager/4.2.0?topic=packs-uninstalling-fix

Download Package

On Linux 
Network Manager: 4.2.0-TIV-ITNMIP-Linux-FP0018
Network Health Dashboard: 4.2.0-TIV-NOIHD-Linux-FP0018
On Linux on IBM z Systems 
Network Manager: 4.2.0-TIV-ITNMIP-zLinux-FP0018
Network Health Dashboard: 4.2.0-TIV-NOIHD-zLinux-FP0018
On AIX 
Network Manager: 4.2.0-TIV-ITNMIP-AIX-FP0018
Network Health Dashboard: 4.2.0-TIV-NOIHD-AIX-FP0018

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Document Information

Modified date:
09 January 2024

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ibm17055100